Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
SC Commissioner Weathers: SC AgTech & Business Forum
Technology and innovation are two major topics in the agriculture industry these days. Commissioner Weathers is here to talk about the SC AgTech and Business Forum coming up this month.We are excited ...
Mar 11, 2025
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday March 11
This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.The market finished last week on a strong note and corn and wheat started of...
Mar 10, 2025
NC Commissioner Troxler: Water Use Survey
Farmers are reminded to fill out the Water Use Survey from NCDA&CS if they have not already done so. This survey is sent to farmers who withdraw 10,000 gallons of water per day from groundwater or...
Mar 10, 2025
NC Commissioner Troxler: Water Use Survey
Farmers are reminded to fill out the Water Use Survey from NCDA&CS if they have not already done so. This survey is sent to farmers who withdraw 10,000 gallons of water per day from groundwater or...
Mar 10, 2025
NASDA Still Working for New Farm Bill
With all the activity in Washington right now, passage of a new farm bill seems to have been pushed to the back burner, but not by NASDA. RJ Karney is Senior Director of Public Policy at the National ...
Mar 10, 2025
Corn Expected to Take Acres from Soy and Other Crops in ’25
There’s a general consensus that corn planted acres will see a jump this year, but to what degree and from where? Tanner Ehmke is the lead economist for grains and oil seeds at CoBank, and he sa...
Mar 09, 2025
Ag Economy Below Growth Neutral 17 of Past 18 Months
A monthly survey of bank CEOs in 10 Midwestern states shows a dismal outlook. The report shows the February score fell to 38 on a zero to 100 scale, where 50 is growth neutral. Creighton University ec...
Mar 05, 2025
Planning Ahead and Patience for Local USDA Office Visits
There's been a lot of turnover at local USDA offices around rural America. Dr. Amy Hagerman, an agricultural and food policy specialist for Oklahoma State University Extension, says farmers will see s...
Mar 05, 2025
AI is Making Headway Into Ag, But Caution is the Watchword
Artificial intelligence is making its way into U.S. agriculture. Doug Johnson of Johnson Ag Outlook talks about how AI fits into production agriculture."What I’m talking about here is we have to...
Mar 05, 2025
Lots of Layers to the Tariff Discussions
Tariffs are officially in effect on goods coming into the U.S. from Canada and Mexico. There's also an additional ten percent tariff on Chinese imports, bringing the total to 20 percent. Arlan Suderma...
Mar 04, 2025